'File 35/134 I A. 40. Sur: Amirs of Jaalan' [107r] (242/596)
The record is made up of 1 volume (274 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1928-18 Nov 1928. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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I
Telegram
From
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, Busliire,
To Governinent of India, Simla.
No. 1009.
Dated loth OctolDer 1928.
UEGSNT . Please see 1113? despatcti No. 167-S of April ZD
I.had hoped that the situation at Sur,
though had, would remain in status quo till the Political
Resident could visit Muscat this winter and I was preparing
report on question for despatch to you and for the assist-
-ance of my successor.
The Amir of Jaalan warned the Political
Agent, Muscat,that he was breaking off relations with the
trihes of the Hijriyin. Isa "bin Salih and the trihes
of the interior whose caravan has "been stopped do not
desire Wahahi control and will thus in this matter he in
agreement with the Muscat State. The Jaalan trihe have
always "been of Wahahi tendency hut I hope for the moment
their hoisting of Ihn Sard's flag will not make for perman-
-ent difficulty since the tribes at Sur are unguestioiiably
Muscat subjects. Ibn Saud cannot intervene and the
Amirs of Jaalan cannot face economiic pressure.
/ I did not want to force the situation till
the return of the Sultan, when he tod the Resident could
deal with it together but fighting between the tribes of
Jaalan and the tribes of the interior is undesirable as it
may cause a general conflagration in the Sur district.
I will now ask Senior Naval Officer to pro-
-ceed to Muscat. If necessary the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
can
accompany the Council of Ministers and, if you approve,
will inform the Amir that he must make a truce and leave
all action in the matter until the return of the Sultan of
Muscat misLfe otherwise no Bani Bu Ali ship will be allowed
to take any cargo at Bombay, Mombasa, Zanzibar or any
other port. Their dhows are leaving or have already left
Stmcx sur./
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Correspondence concerning fighting at Sur between the Bani Bu Ali and the Arama. Includes a number of reports from Major Gerald Patrick Murphy the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the general situation in Oman and concerns that due to tribal involvement the fighting could spread from Sur to the rest of Oman. Letters discuss how the fort at Sur was bombarded to show the rebellious tribes that the Government of India intended to support Muscat. Includes a map (folio 199) drawn by Major Gerald Patrick Murphy, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat, entitled 'Map showing extent of Sultan's influence in Oman'. Correspondents include the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al Humudah [‘Alī bin Abdullāh al-Ḥamūdah], Amir of Jaalan; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 volume (274 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 274, ending on the inside of the back cover. Anomalies: ff 1A-C; f 23A; f 63A; f 74A; f 88A; f 90A; f 93A; f 96A; f 100A; f 111A; f 113A; f 114A; f 121A; f 124A; f 167A; f 198A; ff 208A-B; f 247A.
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- Al-Ḥārithī, Shaikh Isa bin Salih
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